Cooper, James Fenimore 1789-1851 creator text utu 2003 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Oak Openings" by James Fenimore Cooper is a novel published in 1848. Set in Michigan's oak savanna during the War of 1812, it follows Benjamin Boden, a professional honey-hunter nicknamed "Ben Buzz." Cooper's last wilderness novel explores the relationship between European settlers and Native Americans during westward expansion. The story weaves themes of property ownership, religion, and industry as the bee-hunter navigates this frontier landscape. This melancholy work serves as a final chapter to Cooper's exploration of early American wilderness life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Oak_Openings Release date is 2003-07-01 Text file produced by Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger Original publication data not identified Historical fiction Indians of North America -- Fiction American fiction -- 19th century PS Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4215 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4215 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133123.0 4215